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Maks
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I say what all the others said already. Dont let yourself get frustrated about those numbers. (Hehe im saying that to myself, too. You even beat me slightly at some of the lifts at the moment.)
I think with going to the gym and reading all that weightlifting stuff we lose the normal perspecitve to bodies/ muscle mass. Those guys much bigger than you are NOT the normal population. You are already way above average. Ask someone at work or one of your friends if they can squat 185 pounds. Most of them would probably injure themselves if they would attemp that. There are a lot of people your (and my) age who cant walk 4 stories without getting seriously out of breath. Dont misunderstand me, that is not a desirable condition, but you are in a far better shape than most of the people at 30.
Those big guys i sometimes too get frustrated about are either:
a) someone with excellent genes
b) exercising since early youth (i dont know about you but i dont have done that)
c) juicing
d) aliens
e) a combination of the above
I dont want to devalue those insane weights some people here are lifting. You have to be very dedicated and training constantly and hard for that. But its rediculous to try to compete with someone who has been lifting weights for decades already and is juicing most of the time. (or is an alien)
Even someone who has been a semi-pro sportsman, weightlifter/ decathlete, whatever, who stays in shape and still lifts weights regularly has so much of a head start that it is really hard for a "normal" guy who doesnt take drugs to reach that.
On the other hand, what really pisses me off are those gym-guys who do 7 different curls all day and are kind of huge nevertheless, without a decent programm or training, simply because they take a rediculous amount of anabolics. Hrmph.
Anyways. If i get in that "my weights are tiny in comparision to the others"-mood or get that "well, i look quite decent for someone who doesnt do sports"-feeling i have a look around me. In the lockerroom at work, or at the beach, anywhere where "normal" people are. And guess what - i feel great afterwards.
Happy lifting !
and sorry for the rant.
I think with going to the gym and reading all that weightlifting stuff we lose the normal perspecitve to bodies/ muscle mass. Those guys much bigger than you are NOT the normal population. You are already way above average. Ask someone at work or one of your friends if they can squat 185 pounds. Most of them would probably injure themselves if they would attemp that. There are a lot of people your (and my) age who cant walk 4 stories without getting seriously out of breath. Dont misunderstand me, that is not a desirable condition, but you are in a far better shape than most of the people at 30.
Those big guys i sometimes too get frustrated about are either:
a) someone with excellent genes
b) exercising since early youth (i dont know about you but i dont have done that)
c) juicing
d) aliens
e) a combination of the above
I dont want to devalue those insane weights some people here are lifting. You have to be very dedicated and training constantly and hard for that. But its rediculous to try to compete with someone who has been lifting weights for decades already and is juicing most of the time. (or is an alien)
Even someone who has been a semi-pro sportsman, weightlifter/ decathlete, whatever, who stays in shape and still lifts weights regularly has so much of a head start that it is really hard for a "normal" guy who doesnt take drugs to reach that.
On the other hand, what really pisses me off are those gym-guys who do 7 different curls all day and are kind of huge nevertheless, without a decent programm or training, simply because they take a rediculous amount of anabolics. Hrmph.
Anyways. If i get in that "my weights are tiny in comparision to the others"-mood or get that "well, i look quite decent for someone who doesnt do sports"-feeling i have a look around me. In the lockerroom at work, or at the beach, anywhere where "normal" people are. And guess what - i feel great afterwards.
Happy lifting !
and sorry for the rant.
